Fred Chichin

Fred Chichin
Chichin performing live with Les Rita Mitsouko at the Eurockéennes, 2007
Background information
Birth name Frédéric Chichin
Born (1954-05-01)1 May 1954
Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Died 28 November 2007(2007-11-28) (aged 53)
Genres New wave, pop rock, alternative rock, chanson
Instruments Vocals, guitars, keyboards
Associated acts Les Rita Mitsouko, Taxi Girl

Frédéric "Fred" Chichin (1 May 1954 – 28 November 2007) was a French musician and songwriter.

He was the lead member of the band Les Rita Mitsouko, along with Catherine Ringer, whom he met in 1979. Prior to his work in Les Rita Mitsouko, Chichin had been active in the rock bands Fassbinder (with Jean Neplin), Taxi Girl (with Daniel Darc), and Gazoline (with Alain Kan).

Chichin died on the morning of 28 November from heart failure, following complications of the cancer the doctors had diagnosed two months earlier. He was buried 6 December 2007 in a private ceremony at the Parisian cemetery of Montmartre.[1]

References

  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 23 April 2008. Retrieved 22 April 2008. RFI Musique Les Rita Mitsouko Biography accessed 22 April 2008


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